Patrick Wilson is born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1973. The actor’s Tony- and Emmy-nominated career began in Broadway musicals, but he is probably best known as the star of the Insidious and The Conjuring horror franchises, and also appeared in The Phantom of the Opera, Watchmen, Prometheus, Nightmare Cinema, and the animated show Little Demon.
This Day in Halloween: Patrick Wilson -- star of "The Conjuring" and "Insidious" franchises -- is born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1973. / Illustration by Wynter Malone